alternative engines, now Hemi

[Frederic Breitwieser]

> rear/mid engine?  Just a thought... Fred may have a bit of input on this
> one, since he IS in the  process of writing a book about creatin
> POWERFUL Hi Po cars from SCRATCH!!

My opinion:
For drag racing, front engines tend to be better because the weight of the engine
(down) opposes the torque of the rear wheels rotating forces (lifting the front)

For rally racing, mid-engine is better, because the weight can be moved around so
you have as close to 50/50 as you can.  The advantages of this is is multiple.
You don't have to build too much anti-dive into the front end thus affecting your
left-right handling in a more positive way. Appears to be less of a sacrifice.

Remember that suspension tuning is all about trade offs... you trade different
aspects of handing for others, even in an "optimal" design.  Of course, your
optimal might be different than mine :)

> What's the diff in tq n HP 'tween the 6 that's in the prowler vs. the
> 360?

Prowler is 200ish HP and the 360 varies from 160 to 300 depending on the year,
carb setup, compression, etc.  And it weighs more.